17. ‘Brahmos’ missile is a product of Joint
Defence Cooperation between the following countries:www.netugc.com

(A)
India – Israel

(B)
India – Russia

(C)
India – France

(D)
India – Germany

Answer: (B)

18.
The highest peacetime honour accorded to a soldier in India is one of the
following:

(A)
Param Vishistha Seva Medal

(B)
Ashok Chakra

(C)
Ati Vishistha Seva Medal

(D)
Shaurya Chakra

Answer: (B)

19.
Cyber security threat is an important component of the one of the following:

(A)
Psychological warfare

(B)
Chemical warfare

(C)
Information warfare

(D)
Nuclear warfare

Answer: (C)

20. In Clausewitz’s formulation, the ultimate
objective of a nation-state could be achieved by means of:

(A)
Political Pressure

(B)
Coercive Force

(C)
Moral Force

(D)
Economic Coercion

Answer: (B)

21.
India and France signed Strategic Partnership in which year?

(A)
1998

(B)
2000

(C)
2011

(D)
2013

Answer: (A)

22. Who among the following thinkers, compared
the internal threat as ‘lurking hood of a snake’?

(A)
Kautilya

(B)
G. Douhet

(C)
Carl Von Clausewitz

(D)
H. Mackinder

Answer: (A)

23. Who among the following argued that
“India and Pakistan have brought the confidence building measures to a
demeaning status ……..”?

(A)
Rajiv Gandhi

(B)
Atal Bihari Bajpayee

(C)
Parvez Musarruf

(D)
Michael Krepon

Answer: (D)

24.
The problem of fundamentalism and extremism in South Asia could be tackled only
when

(A)
Taliban fails to succeed in getting power back in Kabul.

(B)
Financial and military aid to Pakistan by USA is accounted far.

(C)
Regional organization implement their commitments.

(D)
Policies of counter-terrorism in South Asia are harmonized.

Answer: (D)

25. The coast guards and navies of the littoral
countries in the South Asian region need to gear up their efforts to prevent
the Indian Ocean from being treated as “dumping ground” due to the following
threats:

47. Identify the appropriate code for Assertion
(A) and Reason (R) as given below:

Assertion (A): States are a means to an
end, not an end in themselves, security theories clearly need to address a changing
world. This means admitting the importance of many non-military security issues,
without discarding military threats.

Reason (R): This leverages to address
the questions of emerging non-military/non-traditional security threats with same
seriousness as defence policy, military strategy, WMD and so on.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but
(R) is not the adequate explanation of (A).

(B) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.

(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.

(D) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.

Answer: (A)

48. A national policy advocating the capture
of some region in another country on the basis of common linguistic, cultural,
historical, ethnic, or racial connections is associated with which one of the
following?

(A)
Nationalism

(B)
Fundamentalism

(C)
Irrdentism

(D)
Separatism

Answer: (C)

49.
Match the following NAM summits with the places of their meetings:

List
– I List
– II

a.
2nd Summit (1964) i.
New Delhi

b.
4th Summit (1973) ii.
Jakarta

c.
7th Summit (1983) iii.
Algiers

d.
10th Summit (1992) iv.
Cairo

Codes:

a b c d

(A)
iv iii ii i

(B)
iv iii i ii

(C)
iii iv i ii

(D)
iii ii iv i

Answer: (B)

50. Choose the appropriate code for Assertion
(A) and Reason (R) as given below:

Assertion (A): Military power is more
than just the aggregation of personnel, equipment and weaponary.

Reason (R): Gulf war highlighted that
how important is the power projection and sustainability in the modern era for
military effectiveness.

Codes:

(A)
(A) is false but (R) is true.

(B)
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(C)
Both (A) and (R) are false.

(D)
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

Answer: (D)

51. Choose the appropriate code for Assertion
(A) and Reason (R) as given below:

Assertion (A): The management of conflicts
in society is one of the primary and enduring responsibilities of government.

Reason (R): Peacekeeping has become one
of the prominent strategies for resolving conflicts among the global community.

Codes:

(A)
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(B)
Both (A) and (R) are false.

(C)
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(D)
(A) is true, but (R) is false.

Answer: (C)

52. Arrange the following agreements in its
chronological order as they were signed. Use the correct code:

55. Which one of the following elements does
not contribute to the escalation of defence expenditure?

(A)
Existing military – industrial complexes

(B)
Arms race

(C)
Military modernization programmes

(D)
Defence budgeting process

Answer: (D)

56. The process by which conflicts such as
ethnic conflicts are changed into peaceful outcomes are known as

(A) Conflict Management

(B)
Conflict Transformation

(C)
Conflict Prevention

(D)
Conflict Resolution

Answer: (B)

57. Identify the correct code for Assertion
(A) and Reason (R) as given below:

Assertion (A): Given the global recession
in the world economy and emerging financial crisis, if viable steps are not
taken to implement economic reforms, India will be left with 3D options : debt
default, devaluation and deflation. In India, devaluation is happening and deflation
could be about to start and debt default is highly unlikely.

Reason (R): As a result, India would
remain hard pressed to carry on its planning, programming and budgeting for
defence and development in the long term perspective.

Codes:

(A)
Both (A) and (R) are not correct.

(B)
Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(C)
(A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.

(D)
(A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.

Answer: (B)

58. The satellite GSAT-7 launched by India
will be used for which of the following purposes?

(A)
Environmental purposes

(B)
Military purposes

(C)
Communication purposes

(D)
Space Exploration purposes

Answer: (B)

59. Match the following planes given in Table-I
with their country of origin in Table-II from the code given below:

Table-I
(Planes) Table-II
(Country)

a.
MIG i.
Britain

b.
Mirage 2000 ii.
USA

c.
Hercules iii.
France

d.
GNAT iv.
Russia

Codes:

a b c d

(A)
ii i iv iii

(B)
iii iv ii i

(C)
iv iii ii i

(D)
i iv ii iii

Answer: (C)

60. Choose the appropriate code for Assertion
(A) and Reason (R) as given below:

Reason (R): In the context of global and
regional strategic engagement, it creates sustainable cooperative relationships,
thereby building trust and facilitating conflict prevention.

Codes:

(A)
(A) is true, but (R) is false.

(B)
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(C)
Both (A) and (R) are false.

(D)
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

Answer: (B)

61.
Match the following peace treaties that resulted in ending of wars:

List
– I List
– II

a.
Peace of Hamburg i.
30 years War

b.
Treaty of Westaphalia ii.
World War I

c.
Treaty of Versailles iii.
Bosnian War

d.
Dayton Agreement iv.
Anti-Danish War

Codes:

a b c d

(A)
iv iii ii i

(B)
iv i ii iii

(C)
iv i iii ii

(D)
i ii iii iv

Answer: (B)

62.
Which one of the following is not a strategic theory related to nuclear weapons?

(A)
Nuclear Winter

(B)
Massive Retaliation

(C)
Flexible Response

(D)
Attrition

Answer: (D)

63.
Abbotabad military academy of Pakistan is located at

(A)
Islamabad

(B)
Lahore

(C)
Karachi

(D)
Dhaka

Answer: (A)

64. Choose the appropriate code for Assertion
(A) and Reason (R) as given below:

Assertion (A): Guerilla warfare, the basis
of the struggle of people to redeem itself, has diverse characteristics,
different facets, even though the essential will for liberation remains the
same.

Reason (R): In India, Shivaji is known
as the father of Guerilla warfare.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R)
is not the correct explanation of (A).

(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.

(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is
the correct explanation of (A).

Answer: (A)

65.
Choose the appropriate code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below:

Assertion
(A): There is little mismatch between the requirements of the Indian armed
forces and the output of DRDO.

Reason
(R): Perfect matching between defence requirements and defence production depends
on the incorporation of contemporary technologies.

Codes:

(A)
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the partial explanation of (A).

(B)
Both (A) and (R) are not correct.

(C)
(R) is the proper explanation of (A).

(D)
(R) is not the proper explanation of (A).

Answer: (A)

66. Choose the appropriate code for Assertion
(A) and Reason (R) as given below:

Assertion (A): The nation-state formulates
its ‘security perception’ on the basis of its geo-strategic location, its neighbourhood
and its power potential.

Reason (R): The common citizen in India,
by enlarge, lack security awareness because of lack of security orientation.

Codes:

(A)
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the appropriate explanation of (A).

(B)
Both (A) and (R) are not correct.

(C)
(A) is true, but (R) is partially untrue.

(D)
(R) is true, but (A) is partially incorrect.

Answer: (A)

67.
Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below:

Assertion (A): In the realm of arms, one
nation’s common sense acts as high-blood pressure for the other. For instance,
the US arms create fear in Russia and the Russian arms create fear in the
United States. By seeking to deter each other by military might, they have
inevitably plunged the world into an arms race.

Reason (R): Arms race is not conducive
to peace and security in a changing global strategic scenario.

Codes:

(A)
Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the comprehensive explanation of
(A).

(B)
Both (A) and (R) are not correct.

(C)
(A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.

(D)
(A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.

Answer: (A)

68. Match the following revolutionaries (Table-I)
with their respective countries (Table-II) by using the correct code given
below:

Table
– I Table
– II

a.
Che Guevara i.
India

b.
Mao-Tse Tung ii.
Vietnam

c.
Bhagat Singh iii.
Argentina

d.
Ho Chi Minh iv.
China

Codes:

a b c d

(A)
iii iv i ii

(B)
iv iii ii i

(C)
iii iv ii i

(D)
ii iv i iii

Answer: (A)

69. Match the boundary lines given in List-I
with their related countries given in List-II and choose the appropriate code:

List – I List
– II

a.
Durand line i.
India & Afghanistan

b.
Maginot line ii.
France & Germany

c.
49th Parallel iii.
USA & Canada

d.
38th Parallel iv.
Two Koreas

Codes:

a b c d

(A)
i ii iii iv

(B)
iv iii ii i

(C)
ii i iv iii

(D)
iii iv i ii

Answer: (A)

70. Identify the appropriate code for Assertion
(A) and Reason (R) as given below:

Assertion (A): There is no victory in a
limited war unless the objectives are defined in the opening round of conflict.

Reason (R): In case of the nuclear
exchange, the dangers of escalation would not keep the war limited.

Codes:

(A)
Both (A) and (R) are not correct.

(B)
Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) in
all cases.

(C)
(A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.

(D)
(A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.

Answer: (B)

Read the passage below and answer
the following questions that are based on your understanding of the passage.

Sun Tzu’s goal in writing the
“Art of

War” was not to glamorize warfare but to
instruct military thinkers and leaders in the best way to end an armed conflict
as rapidly as possible or even better to prevent the outbreak of war in the
first place. When Sun Tzu spoke of victory, this is what he meant-the
prevention or quick resolution of conflict, not the conquering of your opponent.

For Sun Tzu, the fundamental mechanism
to ending conflict is to achieve a massive imbalance of power and resources
over your opponent, and then to leverage that imbalance so skilfully and decisively
that your foe is utterly overwhelmed and chooses to surrender rather than
fight.

Despite the book’s title, it is
more about wisdom than about combat.

(a) Those who win every battle are not really
skilful – those who render other’s armies helpless without fighting are the
best of all.

(b) So the rule is not to count on opponents
not coming but to rely on having ways of dealing with them.

(c) Anger can revert to joy, wrath can revert
to delight, but a nation destroyed cannot be restored to existence, and the
dead cannot be restored to life.